1978 Big Eight Conference Tournament

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The 1978 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament was held at All-Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK. Oklahoma State University defeated University of Missouri for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
East 1 University of Missouri 7-3 Gene McArtor
East 2 University of Kansas 16-5 Floyd Temple
West 1 University of Oklahoma 10-2 Enos Semore
West 2 Oklahoma State University 8-7 Gary Ward

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  E1 Missouri 3  
  W2 Oklahoma State 1    
      E1 Missouri 4  
      W1 Oklahoma 3    
  W1 Oklahoma 2          
  E2 Kansas 1        
      E1 Missouri 2 6
        W2 Oklahoma State 3 7
       
    W1 Oklahoma 6    
  W2 Oklahoma State 5     W2 Oklahoma State 8  
  E2 Kansas 2  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 17
Game 1 University of Missouri 3-1 Oklahoma State University
Game 2 University of Oklahoma 2-1 University of Kansas
May 18
Game 3 Oklahoma State University 5-2 University of Kansas Kansas eliminated
Game 4 University of Missouri 4-3 University of Oklahoma
May 19
Game 5 Oklahoma State University 8-6 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated
May 20
Game 6 Oklahoma State University 3-2 University of Missouri
May 21
Game 7 Oklahoma State University 7-6 University of Missouri Oklahoma State advances to NCAA tournament